Galactic Superstore – now that’s a proper Plattenladen. The owner once lent me a whole crate of 30 or so ultra-rare albums from the secret room (including a concept album about the inner feelings of plants!) to l […]

What is in the secret room?

Well at least the proprietor had the good manners to say FUCK OFF in English.

Now there’s an insight into a fellow poster!

This is why I didn’t buy the RSD version – LP or not, I don’t need to own it twice.

Anybody else remember that tremendously grumpy woman in the Terrapin Trucking Company in Crouch End? I was in love.

Indeed. Why take the bad behaviour of a local pranny onto the global stage..? Everyone in Berlin knows this place, if they need to know (source: me. I worked there for a while.) Stick to the rare Johnny Hates Jazz […]

That’s nothing compared to the (long gone) Cyclops Sound in Birmingham. You were actively prevented from browsing the middle racks (S-Z), bafflingly covered up. The owner was a strange man who had no obvious r […]

I spent Easter in Berlin, visited a number of record stores (thanks to recommendations from @slotbadger in another thread) and had a very pleasant experience in all of them. I have to admit though, something […]

The KC album is indeed disc 16 of The Road to Red. Excellent gig throughout. A couple of the best improvs from the tour…

I picked up the KC album on RSD, even though I had the same performance on the Road to Red box. It really is a fantastic performance, and the vinyl sounds immaculate. Can’t recommend it enough. It’s good to […]

I always read these as soon as they come out and echo everything you’ve said. Finally, after three or so books standing still on Parker’s own story, some loose ends are being tied up and the narrative is being […]

I guess you didn’t really need those 5 copies of No Parlez after all. I find this sort of attitude baffling. Take the money and congratulate yourself on a decent profit.

Let’s have a small shout-out to Paul Whitehead’s early logo for Genesis, which was used on the Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot and Geneis Live albums:

Only a step or two removed from Harry Enfield’s “See You Coming” shop.

Thanks – I hope it made some sense. With the exception of Okwui Enwezor’s 2015 curation which was transformative, terrific – seems a lifetime ago now in terms of optimism, plurality and positivity – I wouldn’t say […]

I’ve been there a few times and while I didn’t have a bad experience myself, I noticed the guy on the till wasn’t exactly bonhomous. I’m meeting with Paul in a week and taking him to Galactic Superstore in […]

Hipster shit. Who knew? Take your money elsewhere, cunts like this don’t deserve it.